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Armed Groups as Forest Protectors in Colombia: A Risky Dynamic

Deforestation has dropped in the country, but the government may not be responsible for all those gains

By Joshua Collins October 16, 2023

In this story: forests

How to Best Help Animals in Need?

Kendra Coulter's "Defending Animals" illustrates how difficult it can be to protect wildlife

By Lindsey Botts October 15, 2023

In this story: books, animals

How to Rescue Out-of-Fashion Foods

Sarah Lohman's "Endangered Eating" takes us on an Ark of Taste

By Paul Rauber October 15, 2023

In this story: books, food and drink, Joyful Eating

Our Chemical Romance Has Real Consequences for Our Health

Kristina Marusic paints a grim picture of ubiquitous chemicals and their health impacts

By Jonathan Hahn October 15, 2023

In this story: books, toxics, PFAS

In Colorado, Residents Seek to Protect Their Dream Homes From a Fracking Nightmare

Homeowners in Aurora fear fracking will poison the local reservoir

By Ben Jealous October 14, 2023

ICYMI: Songbirds With Little to Sing About, Money Back for EVs & No Fat-Shame for “Grazer”

A weekly roundup for busy people

By Paul Rauber October 13, 2023

In this story: Roundup, climate change

Assisted Migration Helps Animals Adapt to Climate Change

New federal regulations require rethinking our approach to conservation

By Joanna Thompson October 12, 2023

In this story: wildlife, animals, climate change, endangered species, wilderness

Endangered Key Deer walking in high grass in Florida Keys

Carbon Capture and Storage at Fossil Plants Is Promoted as a Needed Climate Solution

But some advocates say it allows big polluters to do business as usual while hurting local communities

By Amal Ahmed October 11, 2023

In this story: oil, liquefied natural gas

WA Parish Generating Station, a natural gas and coal power plant, in Fort Bend County near Houston, Texas

Most Utilities That Pledge “Net Zero by 2050” Are Doing Little to Achieve That Goal

New report shows that a dirty energy status quo prevails in America’s power sector

By Jonathan Hahn October 10, 2023

In this story: clean energy, climate change, electric vehicles, air

Dear Los Angeles: You’re Drinking Indigenous Water

How LA can localize its water supply and finally do right by the Owens Valley Paiute tribes

Text and photographs by Kelly Ramsey October 9, 2023

In this story: indigenous communities, water

Welcoming Women of Color to the Outdoor World

Demiesha Dennis leads expeditions that challenge assumptions about the outdoors and who belongs in it

By Alice Sun October 8, 2023

In this story: racial justice, hiking

Mega CAFOs on the Chesapeake

Chicken farms housing millions of animals threaten a fragile ecology

By Tracy Tullis October 7, 2023

In this story: concentrated animal feeding operation

Photo by Edwin Remsberg / VWPics via AP Images

Notes on the UAW Strike: The Clean Energy Transition Must Be a Just Transition

Union members must benefit from the move to electric vehicles

By Ben Jealous October 6, 2023

United Auto Workers member Tasha Johnson leads a chant while attending a rally in Detroit.

ICYMI: Fluorescent Dormice, Gobsmacking Heat, Lifetime Limits on Flying & At Least We’ll Have Coffee

A weekly roundup for busy people

By Paul Rauber October 6, 2023

In this story: climate change, Roundup, current events

If You Build It, EVs Will Come

Here's how EV adopters are looking to expand the electric superhighway

By Nicole Pollack October 5, 2023

In this story: electric vehicles

A royal-blue Tesla is charging at an Otterspace station with a sign that reads "Electric Vehicle Charging Station" next to a store and a road.

The UAW Strike Is About the EVs

The union doesn’t want the transition to electric vehicles to be a “race to the bottom”

By Jim Motavalli October 5, 2023

In this story: electric vehicles

An assembly line worker looks over a 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV

We Don't Need Another Green Anti-Hero

Can Hollywood get beyond its stereotypical portrayals of environmentalists?

By Don Carr October 4, 2023

In this story: film, environment

Illustration shows a movie screen with an action hero with a recycling symbol on his chest. A woman is in the seats laughing and looking to the side.

Switzerland Grapples With the Return of Gray Wolves

A new law will make it easier for provinces to cull wolf packs. Will they survive?

By Christian Elliott October 3, 2023

In this story: wolves

Could Fire Be the Solution to the East Coast’s Tick Woes?

How researchers hope to use an old technology to stop the spread of tick-borne diseases

By Nathan Gilles October 2, 2023

In this story: habitat restoration, wildlife, saving wild places, disaster relief, forests

close-up of warning sign with text BEWARE OF TICKS, against defocused forest background Photo by Christian Horz/iStock

Sandhill Crane Spotting Is Alive and Well in Nebraska

Each year, the ancient species traverses North America's distinct flyways

By Katie O'Reilly October 1, 2023

In this story: birds, wildlife

Hundreds of light-colored sandhill cranes on the water and mid-flight in a pink sky at dusk.